Saolta University Health Care Group
The Saolta University Health Care Group is one of the hospital groups established by the Health Service Executive in Ireland.
History
The grouping of hospitals was announced by Ireland's then Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, T.D., in May 2013, as part of a restructure of Irish public hospitals and a goal of delivering better patient care. The Group was given responsibility for the following hospitals:- University Hospital Galway
- Letterkenny University Hospital
- Mayo University Hospital
- Merlin Park University Hospital
- Portiuncula University Hospital
- Roscommon University Hospital
- Sligo University Hospital
In 2016 Bill Maher, Chief Executive of Saolta University Health Care Group, was the subject of an internal audit revealing potential conflict of interest at the time of his appointment leading to the award of contracts without tendering worth approximately €340,000 to Northgate, an organisation Maher held a consulting contract with at the same time. At the time he was also in receipt of top-up payments from St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, and an allowance for working in Galway.